Applied Geography: Principles and PracticeApplied Geography offers an invaluable introduction to useful research in physical, environmental and human geography and provides a new focus and reference point for investigating and understanding problem-orientated research. Forty-nine leading experts in the field introduce and explore research which crosses the traditional boundary between physical and human geography. A wide range of key issues and contemporary debates are within the books main sections, which cover: natural and environmental hazards environmental change and management challenges of the human environment techniques of spatial analysis Applied geography is the application of geographic knowledge and skills to identify the nature and causes of social, economic and environmental problems and inform policies which lead to their resolution. |
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18.1A 'packaged, themed experience' at Shantytown, near Greymouth, New Zealand 18.2 The shire horse centre near Plymouth, Devon 19.1Diversifying thefarm business into alternative (non agricultural) enterprises 19.2 Speciality food ...
18.1A 'packaged, themed experience' at Shantytown, near Greymouth, New Zealand 18.2 The shire horse centre near Plymouth, Devon 19.1Diversifying thefarm business into alternative (non agricultural) enterprises 19.2 Speciality food ...
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The proliferation of satellite television in a deprived council estate in Glasgow 30.1 An ethnic area: New York's Chinatown 30.2 A rescue mission in Vancouver's skid row 31.1Queen's Medical Centre and University Hospital, ...
The proliferation of satellite television in a deprived council estate in Glasgow 30.1 An ethnic area: New York's Chinatown 30.2 A rescue mission in Vancouver's skid row 31.1Queen's Medical Centre and University Hospital, ...
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... store on town centre vitality and viability 34.1 Stages in the urban transportation planning process 34.2 The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system 34.3 TheManchester Metrolink light rail system 35.1Accessibility tomotorable ...
... store on town centre vitality and viability 34.1 Stages in the urban transportation planning process 34.2 The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system 34.3 TheManchester Metrolink light rail system 35.1Accessibility tomotorable ...
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... type of consumer and shoppingtravel 33.2 Merry Hill regional shopping centre and its impacts 34.1 San Francisco: reinvestment in urban rail to combat road congestion 34.2Harare: new initiatives in public passenger transport ...
... type of consumer and shoppingtravel 33.2 Merry Hill regional shopping centre and its impacts 34.1 San Francisco: reinvestment in urban rail to combat road congestion 34.2Harare: new initiatives in public passenger transport ...
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Professor Edmund PenningRowsell, Flood Hazard Research Centre, Middlesex University, Queensway, Enfield, EN34SF, UK. Professor David Phillips, Department of Geography, Nottingham University, University Park, Nottingham, NG72RD, UK.
Professor Edmund PenningRowsell, Flood Hazard Research Centre, Middlesex University, Queensway, Enfield, EN34SF, UK. Professor David Phillips, Department of Geography, Nottingham University, University Park, Nottingham, NG72RD, UK.
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| Title | Applied Geography: Principles and Practice |
| Editor | Michael Pacione |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2002 |
| ISBN | 1134672667, 9781134672660 |
| Length | 664 pages |
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